Carol Friedman has been teaching international folk dance, ballroom dance, and line dancing to people of all ages since 2000, with ongoing classes in Petaluma and College of Marin as well as workshops for Greenwood School in Mill Valley, Marin Children's Chorus, Dance Palace Camp, the San Francisco Free Folk Festival, Berkeley Festival of the Oaks, and at parties and events.

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Tuesday, February 13, 2018

So Many Dances, So Much Fun

It’s been a special pleasure to introduce and teach three new dances
at Monday night dance class in Petaluma, inspired by Da! Mozhem and Kabile who
played them live at our fall 2017 parties: Varnensko Horo and Katerino Mome
from Bulgaria, and Niska Banja from Serbia. I’ve also been periodically
introducing some favorite Israeli oldies that I teach in my Israeli class at
the JCC in San Rafael as well as teaching Cestata, a great Bulgarian paidushko-style dance taught by Michael Ginsburg at the Kolo Festival and bringing Sedi Donka (a Bulgarian dance introduced by Yves Moreau).

International folk dancing in Petaluma continues through
May 7 (no class on April 16) on Mondays 7-9:30 p.m. at Hermann Sons Hall, 860
Western Avenue, Petaluma. Drop-ins, newcomers, beginners through experienced
dancers, and all ages are always welcome.

For those looking for daytime classes, you can register for
the International Folk Dance class at the College of Marin on Wednesdays
2:10-3:30 p.m., April 4-May 16. I’m excited to say that my February/March class
is completely full with my biggest enrollment every (30 people), more than half of them
are newcomers! Turns out that the college periodically chooses a few classes to
offer at rock bottom prices; this 6-week session was a mere $15 (I have to
admit I thought it was a typo when they sent the class description to me for
confirmation before publication; the usual cost is $59). It’s a one-shot deal,
but I’m excited to have this opportunity to introduce so many new folks to the
fun and pleasure of folk dancing, and I hope they’ll keep coming.

You can also join
the Israeli folk dance class on Thursdays 1:30-4 p.m., February 22-March 29 at
the Osher Jewish Community Center, 200 San Pedro Road, San Rafael (drop-ins are
always welcome at this class; for the college classes you need to register for
the full session in advance).

And mark your calendars now for the Annual Petaluma Spring Folk Dance Party on Saturday,
April 21, 7:30-10:30 p.m. at Hermann Sons Hall, featuring live music by Staro
Vino.

About Me

Carol Friedman loves to dance, and to share the dances she loves. She has been dancing since she was a kid, and remembers going Israeli folk dancing with her great-aunt in Central Park, New York. From 1971-81, she taught modern dance throughout the Bay Area, and was co-director/choreographer of Mercury Moving Company. She's been teaching international folk dance to people of all ages since 2000, with ongoing classes in Point Reyes Station, Petaluma, San Rafael (Osher JCC), and Kentfield (College of Marin) as well as workshops for BACDS Fall Frolick, Festival of the Oaks in Berkeley, Greenwood School in Mill Valley, Marin Children's Chorus, Dance Palace Camp, the San Francisco Free Folk Festival, and at birthday parties, bar mitzvahs, and events.